Effigy
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
GenresIndie pop
Years active1994 (1994)–1998 (1998)
Labels
Past members
  • Peter Hardman
  • Annie Beckerling
  • Cobina Crawford
  • Jason Stacey

Effigy were an Australian three-piece indie pop/synth band, formed in Perth[1] in 1994. The band originally consisted of Peter Hardman (vocals, guitar, harmonica), and Annie Beckerling (bass), and Jason Stacey (drums).[2] The band signed to US label, Roadrunner Records, one of the label's first Australian signings, and relocated to Melbourne.

The group released their debut self-titled album, Effigy, in 1997, with the track, "I Give In", placing at No. 100 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 1997.[3]

Beckerling left the band during the earlier stages of recording their second album and was replaced by Cobina Crawford (ex-Sourpuss). Their second album, Century Collapsing, produced by Kalju Tonuma (The Sharp, Nick Barker, The Mavis's) and Hardman, was released in August 1998 and debuted at No. 68 on the Australian album charts, peaking at No. 65. The first single from the album, "Suspicion Bells", reached No. 90 on the Australian singles chart but the second single, "Caught", failed to chart. They toured nationally in support of The Mavis's and broke up shortly afterwards.

Hardman subsequently moved back to Perth and formed a new version of Effigy as a four-piece, with Rob T (drums), Micheal Boddington (guitar, keyboards) and Peter Twilby (bass).

Discography

Albums

Album Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[4]
Effigy
  • Released: April 1997
  • Label: Roadrunner Records (RR 8843-2)
 —
Century Collapsing
  • Released: August 1998
  • Label: Roadrunner Records (RR 8710-2)
 65
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[4]
1996 "Lovers" — Effigy
1997 "Small" —
1998 "Suspicion Bells" 90 Century Collapsing
"Caught" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ "Way Out West: The Best of Perth's Forgotten '90s Indie Rock". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ↑ The ARIA Report. Vol. 442. ARIA. 16 August 1998. p. 2.
  3. ↑ "Hottest 100 1997". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 91.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.